DURANT, Miss. — Two Catholic nuns were found dead inside their Mississippi home after they didn't show up to work Thursday, according to police.
Both women had stab wounds, the Durant police chief told WJTV.
The nuns have been identified as Sister Paula Merrill and Sister Margaret Held. Merrill worked with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky, and Held with the School Sisters of St. Francis in Milwaukee.
"These were the two sweetest sisters you could imagine," Father Greg Plata told the Clarion-Ledger. "It's so senseless."
Authorities believe the women may have been victims of a robbery, according to the paper.
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth released the following statement: